Wild vs. Sharks NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 31

The Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks -- both coming off wins in their last game -- will play on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose. The Sharks are heavy underdogs despite being at home, at +150, and the Wild are -180.

Minnesota grabbed a 5-2 victory on the road its last time out on Dec. 29 against the Vegas Golden Knights. Marcus Johansson had four points (one goal and three assists) for the Wild.

San Jose won on the road in its most recent game on Dec. 29, 5-4 over the Anaheim Ducks. Macklin Celebrini's three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing led the Sharks.

Prepare for this showdown with a look at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Wednesday's game.

Wild vs. Sharks Predictions & Pick

For insights on the upcoming game between the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, based on data from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Sharks 3 - Wild 2
• Pick OU: Under 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 5.10 goals)
  

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Wild vs. Sharks Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Wild-Sharks game.

• Favorite: Wild (-180)
• Underdog: Sharks (+150)

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild are 12-9 when listed as a moneyline favorite this season.
• Minnesota is 1-3 (victorious in only 25.0% of its games) when it has played with moneyline odds of -180 or shorter.
• The Wild have a 64.3% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this contest.
• Minnesota and its opponent have gone over 6.5 combined goals in 17 of 40 games this season.

Sharks Betting Insights

• The Sharks have won 19, or 50.0%, of the 38 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• San Jose has a record of 12-13 in games when bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +150 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks' moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Sharks.
• San Jose has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 19 of 39 games this season.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota ranks 11th in the league with 123 goals scored (3.1 per game).
• The Wild have given up 103 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking fifth in league play for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+20) makes the team fourth-best in the league.
• The 30 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season are fifth-best in the NHL (on 132 power-play chances).
• Minnesota ranks ninth in the league with a 22.73% power-play conversion rate.
• The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Minnesota's 77.55% penalty-kill success rate ranks 24th in the league.
• Minnesota wins 46.7% of its faceoffs to rank 27th in the NHL.
• The Wild have a 10.9% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 12th in the league.

Sharks Key Stats

• San Jose has 119 goals this season (3.0 per game), 16th in the NHL.
• The Sharks have conceded 135 total goals this season (3.5 per game), 29th in the league.
• Its -16 goal differential ranks 28th in the league.
• The Sharks have 24 power-play goals (on 134 chances), 12th in the NHL.
• San Jose scores on 17.91% of its power plays, No. 21 in the league.
• The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (18th in league).
• The 78.4% penalty-kill percentage of San Jose is 21st in the league.
• San Jose wins 47.2% of faceoffs, 26th-ranked in the NHL.
• With a shooting percentage of 12.2%, the Sharks are third in the league.